System and method for monitoring gas station

Abstract

A system and method for monitoring a gas station can be used to prevent deceptive practices, such as a gas station that deceives a refueling amount or supplies inferior fuel. The gas station monitoring system includes: at least one telematics terminal that collects refueling information and transmits the refueling information to the outside; a credit card company server that transmits payment information of a gas station to the outside; a traffic information providing server that transmits traffic information including a position of the gas station to the outside; and a telematics server that determines the gas station to be a dishonest gas station that deceives a refueling amount by comparing information that is transmitted from the at least one telematics terminal and the payment information.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) priority to and the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2013-0072276 filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Jun. 24, 2013, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND[0002](a) Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a system and method for monitoring a gas station, in which it is possible to determine if a gas station deceives a refueling amount or supplies inferior fuel using a telematics terminal.[0004](b) Description of the Related Art[0005]As gas prices generally continue to climb worldwide, there have been instances in which gas stations deceive the buyer based on a refueling amount or through the sale of inferior fuel.[0006]For example, according to a recent survey in Korea, it was determined that in 2011-2012, based on a review of 88.5% of gas stations in the country, lubricators refueled an average of 43.97 mL ...

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Benefits of technology

Effectively identifies dishonest gas stations that deceive on refueling amounts and those selling inferior fuel, protecting consumers by ensuring accurate fuel delivery and maintaining vehicle health.

Problems solved by technology

As gas prices generally continue to climb worldwide, there have been instances in which gas stations deceive the buyer based on a refueling amount or through the sale of inferior fuel.

For example, according to a recent survey in Korea, it was determined that in 2011-2012, based on a review of 88.5% of gas stations in the country, lubricators refueled an average of 43.97 mL less than a displayed amount of 20 L. In such gas stations, it has been found that the software of a lubricator has been unlawfully manipulated, as an example of refueling and exposing fuel less than the displayed amount.

Inferior fuel is formed by mixing a petrochemical product such as solvent and toluene to normal fuel, and when using inferior fuel, an engine may be seriously damaged and fuel consumption may be deteriorated.

Further, when using inferior fuel, there is a problem of life-span reduction of major parts of a vehicle and generation of a poisonous exhaust gas according to incomplete combustion.

In this way, consumers are negatively impacted, but it is difficult for the consumer to determine refueling of a fixed quantity and normal fuel.

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